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Communicating Vision Communicating Vision Today's leaders must be able to communicate vision in such a way that the audience is engaged and everyone understands and internalizes the message. Effective leadership communication gives purpose and meaning to the work that people do. Leaders should strive to communicate vision with a sense of integrity, building trust as an individual and as a leader. This course  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating Becoming a Manager: Leading and Communicating Employees want decisive leadership from their managers. Organizations, too, need their managers to be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and  more...

Business Grammar Sentence Construction Business Grammar: Sentence Construction People write sentences everyday in business. However, sometimes those sentences are not as well constructed as they could be. A misplaced modifier might get a chuckle out of the reader, but it doesn't help your reputation or that of your company. Nor does a run-on sentence, which can blur the meaning of your message and cause the reader to be confused  more...

Effective Intergender Relationships Effective Intergender Relationships Guess what. Men and women are different. Socially, the differences offer an attractive mystique. But in professional situations and in the workplace, the significant differences in male and female communication styles can cause problems. There is no denying that women and men vary significantly in their verbal inflections and tone, their body language, and  more...

Business Writing Know Your Readers and Your Purpose Business Writing: Know Your Readers and Your Purpose To write effective and appropriate business messages, you need to know your readers. Are you addressing multiple readers or a single reader? How much knowledge do your readers have of your subject, and what issues concern them most? These are just some of the questions to consider before you start writing your message. Closely tied with  more...

Business Writing Editing and Proofreading Business Writing: Editing and Proofreading When it comes to business writing, most individuals don't really appreciate the importance of editing and proofreading a document before sending it. But have you ever distributed a document or message only to find later that you forgot to include a key point or correct an embarrassing spelling error? Reviewing is a crucial stage in the writing  more...

Interpersonal Communication Targeting Your Message Interpersonal Communication: Targeting Your Message Author and communication expert Anthony Robbins once said, 'To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.' In other words, understanding who you're talking to is as important as understanding what you're trying to  more...

Using E-mail and Instant Messaging Effectively Using E-mail and Instant Messaging Effectively In today's fast-paced world, information is sent and received more rapidly than ever before. But how do you ensure that the messages you are sending are effective, acceptable, and will be taken seriously? The use of proper e-mail etiquette is the cornerstone for ensuring your message gets across quickly, appropriately, and concisely. This course  more...

Addressing and Redistributing E-mail Addressing and Redistributing E-mail Out of all the e-mails you've received in the past work week, how many have left you scratching your head, wondering why you received it in the first place? How many of those e-mails have you asking what exactly that e-mail has to do with you? With e-mail's prevalence as one of the main forms of communication in business today, it's essential that when  more...

Recovering from Business Crises Recovering from Business Crises The crisis is contained and being effectively managed. Now it's time to move on. The first steps deal with communicating--to your employees and to the outside world. How and what you communicate can have significant repercussions. Miscommunication, or misleading communication, can actually lead to another kind of crisis. With the right intentions and actions,  more...

Negotiation Essentials Communicating Negotiation Essentials: Communicating If you want to achieve a successful outcome in a negotiation, you need to communicate well. And this means not only being clear in how you deliver your message but also ensuring the other party feels understood. You need to actively and skillfully create a connection with the person you're negotiating with. Otherwise, you won't ever reach an agreement.  more...

The Impact of Situation Style When Communicating with Diplomacy Tact The Impact of Situation & Style When Communicating with Diplomacy & Tact Communicating with diplomacy and tact is more than a skill. It requires an awareness of your environment and style, and an ability to adapt to different situations. In this course, you'll see how conversations with different people in different situations can impact how you deliver your message, in terms of respect and  more...

Strategies for Communicating with Tact Diplomacy Strategies for Communicating with Tact & Diplomacy Communicating with diplomacy and tact requires strategy, awareness, and skills. Its aim is to establish trust and rapport in relationships while delivering messages effectively. However, it's often pushed aside by good intentions cloaked by gut reaction and misinterpretation. This course provides techniques you can use to navigate through  more...

Securing Managing a WCF 4 Application with C 2010 Securing & Managing a WCF 4 Application with C# 2010 Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .Net Framework 4, Service Communication Applications (Exam 70-513) This course shows how to implement security features such as transport and message-level security, and authentication, authorization and impersonation in a .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) application. It  more...

WCF 4 Contracts Behaviors Data Management Using C WCF 4 Contracts, Behaviors & Data Management Using C# Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .Net Framework 4, Service Communication Applications (Exam 70-513) This course shows how to create and optimize .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service contracts, data contracts, and message contracts according to the requirements of a WCF application. It details the roles of  more...

Delivering a Difficult Message with Diplomacy Tact Delivering a Difficult Message with Diplomacy & Tact Delivering a difficult message can be one of the most challenging things you do in a professional environment. It can bring anxiety, as you are faced with addressing an uncomfortable issue, and stress at the thought of the conversation's potential to result in a situation of high emotions. This course explores the skills needed to help you  more...

Public Speaking Strategies Confident Public Speaking Public Speaking Strategies: Confident Public Speaking Effective speech delivery is crucial to public speaking, as it allows you to showcase your work and communicate with confidence. No matter how much time you've spent perfecting your message, no one will hear it if you are unable to engage your audience, handle on-the-spot challenges, and avoid being disrupted by nerves. This course looks  more...

Sales Communication Techniques Simulation Sales Communication Techniques: Simulation You have recently begun working as a sales representative for Clinical Protocols Software (CPS), Inc. CPS makes utilization review software. Your job is to sell a software product called Procedure Protocols Plus. CPS designed this product for managed care companies to use to evaluate proposed surgeries and make hospital length-of-stay  more...

WCF Contracts Behaviors and Data Management WCF Contracts, Behaviors and Data Management Microsoft This course shows how to create and optimize .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service contracts, data contracts, and message contracts according to the requirements of a WCF application. It details the roles of channels and how to choose an appropriate binding for an application. It also covers how to implement different data  more...

Securing and Managing a WCF Application Securing and Managing a WCF Application Microsoft This course shows how to implement security features such as transport and message-level security, and authentication, authorization and impersonation in a .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) application. It demonstrates how to enable WCF applications to implement ASP.NET security features. It covers how to use features such as  more...

Basic Presentation Skills Delivering a Presentation Basic Presentation Skills: Delivering a Presentation Excellence in presentation can be achieved when the standard of your delivery matches the quality of your content. You may have carefully planned and structured what you want to say, but if you deliver your message in a monotone while standing stiffly, you're probably not going to captivate the audience. Having diligently prepared for your  more...

Preparing to Communicate Effectively at the C Level Preparing to Communicate Effectively at the "C" Level Does your job require you to communicate mission-critical data with senior executives? Perhaps you have opportunities to influence executive decision-making, but don't know how best to deliver your message. In order to make the most of your communication with the "C" level, you need to be prepared. This course helps you shape and clarify  more...

Techniques for Communicating Effectively with Senior Executives Techniques for Communicating Effectively with Senior Executives Understanding how to communicate effectively with senior executives is a valuable skill for any professional. How else will you pitch your great idea to your CEO or report on key successes or failures? What if you've got only a few minutes to get your message across? This course provides direction on how to carry out  more...

Legal Research and Writing This course guides students on how to do legal research and writing. After completing this course, the student is expected to have acquired the basic skills necessary for writing legal documents. The course is designed to give the student exposure to writing briefs, pleadings, (including motions, complaints, answers, appeals, etc.) and even some basic legal correspondence. The Student should  more...

Professional Writing Skills at a Glance This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills. Welcome to Professional Writing Skills at a Glance This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills:Introduction to Communication: An overview of communication skills provides a starting point for the course. A checklist will reveal both your writing strengths and weaknesses so  more...

Introduction to Writing Speeches and Presentations This course focuses on how to write speeches and presentations Designed for people who want to develop skills in preparing speeches and presentations, this course covers the three basic types of speeches (Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive) and how to write them. Coursework focuses on the anatomy of a speech, the three basic types of speeches and the elements that go into making each one  more...

Mastering Presentation Skills for the Workplace Public speaking is a frightening task to many people, but it's also a crucial tool in career success. This course explains how proper preparation can help you deliver a more effective presentation, how to best structure message content to accomplish a presentation goal,provides tips and tools for improving your delivery skills for presentations, and shows you how to design a dynamic PowerPoint  more...

Communication and Leadership You've asked an employee TWICE to complete a project as soon as possible and still the work isn't completed. You've delegated a task to another employee only to have it done incorrectly. You've sent an e-mail asking for extra help on a project to which you've had several negative responses. What's going on? While these situations could be the result of many different influences, you can eliminate  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively Your voice, your ability to listen, and your body language are your three vital communication tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this  more...

Listening Basics Do you sometimes feel like you are not getting the whole message when someone talks to you? If you have problems receiving information that is verbally communicated, this is the course for you. This course will familiarize you with the communication and listening processes, and how listening functions within communication. You will discover the factors and variables that influence communication  more...

Presenting Successfully There are a number of basic types of presentations, but all presentations have four things in common: a presenter, an audience, a venue, and a message. This course concentrates on showing how each of these vital elements has to be taken into account when preparing a presentation. Presenting is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced, starting with how you prepare, and you will be shown a  more...

Delivering the Message So, the presentation is prepared and practiced. Great. But this means nothing to the audience. When you stand there in front of them, all that matters to them is what you look like and what you say. This course is about delivering your message, and the techniques you need to do this. First of all, you have to make a positive first impression on your audience members by how and where you  more...

Available Presentation Resources This course is about making effective use of resources that can take the pressure off you--visual aids, questions, and making a team presentation. Visual aids are overused, and presenters are overdependent on them. You need to know what visuals are available to you, and be able to determine which one suits a particular need. You need to know what makes a successful visual. Finally, you need to  more...

The Art of Global Communication Considering that communication is something you do every day, how many people actually stop to consider what is happening before they speak? Can you just talk without thinking too much about the target audience, the message to be communicated, and a host of other information? Communication is too important to be left to chance. The subtleties of language, expressions, and gestures all enrich the  more...

Networking Technologies Series TCP IP Concepts Architecture Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part series on Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). In this course, participants will learn about the basic concepts and architecture of TCP/IP. Topics covered will include an overview of TCP/IP, wide area point-to-point protocols, LAN technologies, packet networks, and IP addressing. L earn To: Identify  more...

Networking Technologies Series TCP IP Protocols Course Overview This course is the second in a three-part series on Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Participants will learn about Internet, Transport Layer, Gateway, Routing, and Application Layer Protocols. L earn To: Identify the features, functions and structure of the three TCP/IP protocols: Internet Protocol (IP), Internet Control Message Protocol  more...

Outlook 2000 Fundamentals Course Overview This course prepares IT Professionals to identify the basic features of Outlook 2000, send messages and use the Calendar feature effectively. L earn To: Identify Outlook 2000 Basics. Communicate with Outlook 2000 Messages. Schedule with Outlook 2000 Calendar. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is intended for end  more...

Outlook 2000 Expert User Course Overview This course prepares IT Professionals to explore the communication options, share work with colleagues, work offline or remotely and integrate Outlook 2000 Components. L earn To: Explore Communications Options. Share Information. Work Offline and Remotely. Integrate Outlook 2000 Components. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience  more...

Exchange Server 5 5 Concepts and Administration - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a three part series that will provide IT professionals the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. L earn To: Identify the different types of messaging systems and understand the fundamentals of Exchange Server. Administer the Exchange  more...

Exchange Server 5 5 Design Implementation - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. L earn To: Identify the features of shared-file messaging systems and client/server messaging systems. Identify the core and additional  more...

Exchange Server 5 5 Design Implementation - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. L earn To: Understand the process of communication and information management between Microsoft Exchange servers in a site within a Microsoft  more...

GroupWise 5 5 Admin Part 1--System Fundamentals Course Overview The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. As the first in the 3-part series, this course will give students a solid foundation in GroupWise 5.5 fundamentals. Students will be given a thorough overview of the GroupWise client and the fundamental components of the GroupWise system. Students  more...

GroupWise 5 5 Admin Part 2--Clients Post Offices Course Overview The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. In this course, students will gain skills and knowledge needed to install and configure GroupWise 5.5 clients as well as work with both single and multiple post office systems. L earn To: Teach the installation process for the GroupWise  more...

GroupWise 5 5 Admin Part 3--System Maintenance Course Overview The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. This final course in the 3-part series will give students the skills and knowledge needed to perform routine GroupWise 5.5 administration tasks as well as client and database maintenance. L earn To: Identify GroupWise system objects and how  more...

Outlook XP Expert User Course Overview This course teaches the advanced features of Outlook 2002 and will enable the learner to become an expert user. Message formats and templates, security tools and network configuration newsgroups, instant messaging and working remotely topics are covered in the course. It assumes the learner has taken the Outlook Fundamentals and Proficient User courses. Learn To •  more...

BizTalk Server 2000 Part 3 Monitoring Orchestration Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that deals with the tracking of interchanges and business documents using BizTalk Document Tracking. It also covers the orchestration of the business process using BizTalk Orchestration Designer. The learner will review the core procedures necessary for using both these tools and has an opportunity to practice their use in the three  more...

Self Development Developing Rapport Through Communication Self-Development: Developing Rapport Through Communication offers the student an overview of the information required to develop communication fundamentals, enhance connections, and create impact with his or her language. The program details how to communicate effectively in writing, in one-to-one and one-to-many conversations, and through nonverbal cues. The program also details how to make a  more...

Interpersonal Communication Effective Communication Interpersonal Communication: Effective Communication will help you develop the skills needed to communicate a message effectively by identifying the receiver, choosing a proper channel, and responding to feedback. In this program, you will also learn how to overcome a variety of common forms of interference. Learn To Identify the seven elements of communication.  more...

Cross Cultural Business Comm Devel Cross Cultural Comm Skills Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Developing Cross-Cultural Communication Skills offers students the information they need to build cross-cultural relationships. The program identifies cross-cultural barriers and explains the process for avoiding these barriers. In addition, information about employing and communicating through an interpreter is provided. Learn To Select the  more...

E-mail Etiquette E-mail in the Workplace E-mail Etiquette: E-mail in the Workplace gives students an overall view of how to use e-mail effectively. The program covers e-mail basics, such as how to write effective messages, e-policies, and how to use e-mail accessories and passwords. The program focuses on the influences of e-mail, when to choose e-mail over other types of communication, how to avoid writing inappropriate messages, how  more...

Coaching Communicating with Employees In Coaching: Communicating with Employees, you will learn how to use appropriate language during a coaching session, recognize factors that can distort your message, and how to interpret your employees' nonverbal communication correctly. You will also learn how to ask the right questions during a coaching session, how to conduct effective face-to-face meetings, and the best approach to take when  more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Resolving Crises in Organizations This course underlines the vital importance of effective and controlled communications. Guidelines are presented on handling calls, controlling the communication flow, messages and audiences, and communicating in the crisis aftermath. The course looks at communication with non-media stakeholders, giving particular attention to employees. The final section covers communication with the media,  more...

Windows 2000 Implementing Security Part 4 This course teaches how to provide secures access to non-Microsoft clients. Remote access, and firewalls are covered. Participants also learn about screened subnets. Finally, application-layer security and IP-layer security concepts are taught. Learn To: • To match components of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) with their descriptions.  more...

Team Participation Team Communication In Team Participation: Team Communication, participants learn to develop their ability to communicate effectively as members of a team. They acquire an understanding of different aspects of verbal and nonverbal communication and learn techniques for using both types of communication to create a supportive team environment. Learn To Understand the factors  more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Designing Implementing Distributed Applications - Part 4 Course Overview This is the fourth course in a five part series that will provide programmers with the basic skills to build three-tier client/server solutions. L earn To: Identify the ACID properties of an Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) transaction. Build MTS components using various Visual Basic methods. Identify the different types of MTS errors and debug MTS components.  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Create groups and resources in a cluster. Configure the general, failover and failback configuration properties of a group. Configure a  more...

Enterprise Connectivity with J2EE V1 4 RMI JMS and JCA This course will address the core and advanced features of J2EE SDK 1.4: Enterprise Connectivity. However, to fully prepare for the certification, it should be used in conjunction with other learning/training resources in addition to ample real-world experience. The principal areas covered are RMI, JMS, and J2EE Connector Architecture. Learn To: Identify features of Remote Method  more...

Enterprise Connectivity with J2EE V1 4 RMI JMS and JCA This course will address the core and advanced features of J2EE SDK 1.4: Enterprise Connectivity. However, to fully prepare for the certification, it should be used in conjunction with other learning/training resources in addition to ample real-world experience. The principal areas covered are RMI, JMS, and J2EE Connector Architecture. Learn To: Identify features of Remote Method  more...

Advanced Business Communication Series The Advanced Business Communication Series includes the following courses: Advanced Business Communication: Guidelines for Effective Communication Advanced Business Communication: Business Writing for Results Advanced Business Communication: Enhancing the Communication Message To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design, and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described, as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager,  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design, and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described, as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager,  more...

IMS Essentials Part 2 IMS Transaction Manager In IBM IMS Essentials Part 2: Transaction Manager, you learn about IMS Transaction Manager (IMS TM). The architecture and messages in IMS TM are introduced. You learn about the security issues and about protecting system integrity in IMS. In the IMS Transaction Message Processing section, both message and application processing are explained. Finally, Multiple Systems Coupling (MSC) and  more...

Advanced Business Comm Guidelines for Effective Comm In the Advanced Business Communication: Guidelines for Effective Communication, you will be introduced to the world of business communication in general and to areas that are fundamental to effective business communication today. You will learn about typical barriers to effective communication and guidelines for overcoming them. You will also learn about steps in the communication process, uses of  more...

Advanced Business Comm Enhancing the Comm Message The Advanced Business Communications: Effective Business Communication course focuses on effective messages in letters and memos, intercultural communication, and communication with the media, and crisis communication. Students will cover the guidelines for writing effective messages. Students will learn about effective intercultural communication, how to deal with cultural diversity,  more...

Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles Project Leadership: Communicating Within a Project Team covers how to promote team communication, why communication fails, and the types of communication styles. It also details how project managers should conduct meetings and manage decisions. In addition, it covers the types of project documents used to convey information and how to present that information to the various levels of stakeholders  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Series Managing Personnel This course teaches key skills for team building, team leadership and team management. It begins with some guidelines and tactics for effective leadership before teaching how to get the best results from your team through development, training and conflict management. Finally, it looks at how to improve communication skills as well as how to avoid stress and job burnout. Learn To:  more...

Getting the Most from Business Documents How often have you or one of your colleagues stayed at work late to finish an important report or proposal to meet a deadline? Then two days later you receive a call from the intended recipient asking you where the report is. You faxed it over and it got lost in their fax room. Now you've missed the benefit of having met your deadline. This familiar scenario illustrates the importance of selecting  more...

The Writing Process How do you go about writing for your work? Do you procrastinate until your deadline seems like a freight train that is rapidly approaching while you stand immobile on the railroad tracks? Do you try to complete the entire document--defining your message, analyzing your audience, deciding on your approach, worrying about grammar and spelling, organizing your information, and choosing your words  more...

Communications In Nursing Communications In Nursing In a review of over 2000 medical incidents, a Joint Commission study revealed that communication problems were the root cause more than 65% of the time (Haig, Sutton, & Whittington, 2006). Of those 2000 incidents, 70% resulted in a patienta ™s death. Other studies show that communication problems are at the root of 90% of all patient adverse incidents.  more...